 eNewsletter - January, 2010 |
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Diana Byer, Artistic Director of New York Theatre Ballet, answers questions about staging and performing the works of Antony Tudor: 
How do you prepare to stage a Tudor Ballet? What is the most challenging aspect of staging the work?
"I was lucky to have learned the Fandango and Little Improvisations from Mr. Tudor, the pas de deux from Romeo & Juliet from Airi Hynnenin and Jardin aux Lilas, Les Mains Gauches and Judgment of Paris from Sallie Wilson. I draw on everything they taught me when I stage a Tudor ballet. The most challenging aspect of staging his work is finding a way to guide the dancers into leaving themselves - not so much acting as truly becoming the character in the ballet. How important the smallest detail is and making each gesture real, with meaning. And of course, respecting Tudor's impeccable musicality of phrasing and not just counts."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What, if anything, can dancers/directors do to best prepare for doing a Tudor Ballet prior to the repetiteur setting the work?
"Watch DVD's of the best interpreters of the Tudor repertory. Study thoughout the learning process the period of the dance, explore every aspect of the characters, all, not just your own. Let your imagination come alive. Quiet time to reflect on the character is just as important as perfecting the style and technique. This is also rehearsing."
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Which Tudor ballet performance(s) is most vivid and memorable to you?
"Sallie Wilson in Pillar of Fire and Jardin aux Lilas; Cynthia Gregory, Sallie Wilson and Eleanor D'Antuono in Gala Performance, and every cast I've ever seen in Dark Elegies, Echoing of Trumpets, and Dim Lustre."
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After going through the staging process, what are your feelings, watching the Tudor work you've just staged, being performed?
"It depends on whether or not I've succeeded as a stager in getting my knowledge across to each dancer in a way that they can give a performance that is respectable to Tudor's genius."
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What does the name Antony Tudor mean to you?
"The most important choreographer of the 20th century!" | |
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Sally Brayley Bliss, Trustee, The Antony Tudor Ballet Trust
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COMPANIES PERFORMING TUDOR BALLETS
2009-2010
Académie Américaine de Danse de Paris
Alabama Ballet
American Ballet Theatre
Australian Ballet
Ballet San Jose
Brigham Young University
Butler University
Center of Creative Arts - Coca St. Louis
Colorado Ballet
Festival Ballet Providence
Houston Ballet
New Zealand School of Ballet
New York Theatre Ballet
Principia College
UNC, School of the Arts
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All proceeds from the sale of these items will be donated toward an Endowed Tudor Scholarship at The Juilliard School.
The Antony Tudor Ballet Trust, in honor of the late choreographer's 100th birthday, proudly presented "The Antony Tudor Centennial Celebration" jointly with The Juilliard School at Lincoln Center on March 29 & 30, 2008.
The weekend brought together generations of dancers, writers and others who were touched by the life of Tudor. The event was highlighted by teaching workshops that reconstructed his class combinations and choreography. Panel discussions featuring dancers, writers and musicians offering commentary on his life and work were attended by over 250 guests and participants.
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The Antony Tudor Centennial Celebration Commemorative Book and DVD Compilation
The Juilliard School
New York City
March 28-29, 2008
Projected Publish Date January/February, 2010 | |
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